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I can’t decide how exactly to react to this Boston Globe article about how some fitness buffs are, because of skin cancer fears, keeping their workouts indoors this spring and summer. On one hand, I get it.  Members of my family have had melanomas (thank God, successfully) removed, and my freckle-prone coloring has turned me…

Though the product has not been recalled, federal regulators are warning consumers that using the popular homeopathic cold remedy Zicam might be dangerous–or permanently harmful–to your sense of smell.  The New York Times reported on the warnings sent from the Food and Drug Administration to Matrixx, the company that manufactures Zicam, a zinc-heavy formula that…

I ran across this fascinating article last week in the New York Times about the questions that arise–and the possible benefits–when doctors interact with patients on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.  On the questions front, Dr. Pauline W. Chen writes: It is unclear whether such engagement adds to or detracts from a therapeutic…

Interesting news out of this weekend’s The American Diabetes Association meeting–the association is recommending a new standard in the way that doctors test for and diagnose diabetes, particularly type 2 diabetes. Currently, two tests are used to diagnose the condition.  The first is a fasting plasma glucose test in which patients fast for 12-14 hours…
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